Old notices
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Winners of the 2016 IUCr Crystal growing competition
Continuing the success of the crystal growing competition which launched during the International Year of Crystallography in 2014 we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2016 IUCr Crystal growing competition.
Participants were divided into three age-related categories and their videos were judged by an international panel of crystallographers. Videos were judged on their creativity, aesthetic value, description of the working plan and experimental work, clarity of explanation, scientific background and safety.
The winners of the 2016 competition are as follows:
Category: 15-18 – GOLD: Instituto Preuniversitario Escuela Industrial Domingo F. Sarmiento (Argentina); SILVER: Vinh Phuc Gifted High School (Vietnam); BRONZE: Colegio Santo Domingo de Silos (Spain).
Category: 11-15 – GOLD: Bukit Panjang Government High School (Singapore); SILVER: Wellspring School (Vietnam); BRONZE: Escuela de Educacion Secundaria no. 3 (Argentina).
Category: Under 11 – GOLD: Escuela José María Torres (Argentina); SILVER: St. Anthony Matriculation Higher Secondary School (India); BRONZE: Escuela no. 4048 "Provincia de Salta" (Argentina).
Winners will receive a medal and certificate marking their tremendous achievement over the coming months.
You can watch the winning videos by following this link.
We are pleased to announce that the 2017 IUCr Crystal growing competition is now open. All schoolchildren in the categories mentioned above are invited to submit their videos and convey their experience of growing crystals to the wider community. The deadline for submission of videos is 19 November 2017. We look forward to your entries. Please do not hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.
